Benfica appeals Rui Pinto’s acquittal in Football Leaks case | OneFootball

Benfica has appealed Rui Pinto’s acquittal in the second case linked to Football Leaks, alleging legal, procedural, and factual inaccuracies in the court’s ruling.

This case corresponds to the second trial of the founder of Football Leaks, who was acquitted of 241 charges related to accessing Benfica’s and other entities’ email messages. The court declared the indictment invalid, considering that the defendant could not be tried again for facts that, in the panel’s view, were part of the same procedural core.

The Eagles have now challenged this interpretation, filing an appeal with the Court of Appeal and arguing that the ruling is affected by errors on several levels.

Benfica’s position partly coincides with that of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, which also challenged the acquittal. Prosecutors mainly question the court’s understanding regarding the separation of the cases and Rui Pinto’s alleged cooperation in the investigation.

For the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the various cases involve separate instances of access, different victims, and their own specific contexts, although they are associated with an overall strategy. It also maintains that the investigation and gathering of evidence stemmed essentially from the work carried out by the Judicial Police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office itself.

Rui Pinto had been acquitted in April, after the court concluded that the indictment violated constitutional principles, including the prohibition of double jeopardy.

The case will now move to higher courts, where Benfica and the Public Prosecutor’s Office will seek to overturn the decision that cleared the creator of Football Leaks.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.